‘Mild’ form of bird flu spreads in UK, worker infected
Two more farms in the Norfolk area of the UK are now under quarantine as the country battles a milder form of the avian influenza virus. The spread of the virus in domestic poultry is bound to heighten public fears about the safety of poultry in the UK. Tesco, the UK’s biggest retailer, has previously said its poultry sales fell five per cent when the first UK case was confirmed in the wild duck. Full Story